Changeable book structure

Abstract

A changeable book structure in which several panels are joined side-by-side by an elastic hinge to form a book. The elastic hinge may be separated from the panels. Each of the panels has color-coded slots, and certain of the panels also have color-coded tabs receivable in the slots so that the panels may be connected together to form a self-supporting structure, such as a playhouse.

Having described my invention, I claim: 
     
       1. A changeable structure, comprising: a plurality of panels:   each of said panels having a hinge-receiving opening, said hinge-receiving openings being aligned when the panels are disposed in a side-by-side assembly;   an elastic hinge member removeably mounted in said aligned hinge-receiving openings to hingedly connect the panels together to permit adjacent panels in the assembly to be moved away, one from the other, for viewing the face of the panels;   certain of said panels having at least one tab-receiving slot;   other of said panels each having a tab receivable in the slots of said certain of said panels to cooperate therewith to form a self-supporting structure, when said elastic hinge is removed from said openings in said panels; and   a first of said panels having a tab-receiving slot, and a color-coded section adjacent said slot, and a second of said panels having a tab color-coded according to the color-coded section on the first of said panels to indicate that the tab is receivable in said tab-receiving slot.   
     
     
       2. A changeable structure as defined in claim 1, in which the plurality of panels include at least one roof section, a pair of side walls, a front wall and a back wall which may be assembled together to form a playhouse. 
     
     
       3. A changeable structure as defined in claim 1, in which the hinge member comprises an elongated member receivable through the hinge-receiving openings in the panels, and including cooperating fastener means on the ends of said elongated hinge member. 
     
     
       4. A changeable structure as defined in claim 3, in which some of said panels have a pair of openings which are aligned with openings in adjacent panels in said assembly such that the hinge member may be threaded through the hinge-receiving openings; and including fabric hook and loop fastener means mounted on the ends of said hinge member to releasably connect the ends thereof together.